Loyalty and leadership in an early islamic society
Auteur :
Mottahedeh, Roy
Éditeur :
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN :
9781860641817
Date de publication :
16 févr. 2001
Dimensions :
21,6 x 13,8 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
An updated classic study of 10th- and 11th-century society in Buyid Iran. Arguing that medieval Islamic society must be understood in its own cultural terms, the author explains how it was able to function in a stable manner without the type of political institutions familiar to the West.